Noida, 5th June 2019: Delhi NCR-based Asian Law College (ALC) – which is a part of Asian Education Group and is ranked as one of the top law colleges in Noida – has formally collaborated with one of the top ranked universitiesof the world, viz. University of Cape Town, South Africa as its academic partner. The association would lead to 8-dayfully paid residential education trip of its students to Cape Town in South Africa and would constitute of a workshop for its students on International Law & Legal Framework at the Faculty of Law within the UCT campus in Cape Town, which is the legislative capital of South Africa.The trip is purported to be a perfect platform for learning, coupled with enjoyable moments of local sightseeing of the beautiful landscapes at Cape Town.
International law is the set of rules generally regarded and accepted in relations between nations. It serves as a framework for the practice of stable and organized international relations. This workshop is aimed at appraising the students with the international law and international legal framework which plays an important role in maintaining stable international relations and world peace.
The University of Cape Town (UCT) is South Africa’s oldest university. It is the highest-ranked African university in the QS World University Rankings, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and the Academic Ranking of World Universities, and its Law and Commerce Faculties are consistently placed among the 100 best internationally. It is the only African member of the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF), within the World Economic Forum, which is made up of 26 of the world’s top universities.
The Faculty of Law at UCT is ranked in the top 100 law schools worldwide and is the oldest law school in South Africa. It has more than 25 international agreements for exchanges & research and flaunts a wide range of student-led initiatives and societies. Besides, it also has UCT Law Clinic & UCT Refugee Rights Unit for community service as well.
The collaboration would give a strong international edge to ALC students pursuing their 5-year BA-LLB & 3-year LLB courses from its campus located in Noida. The chief highlights of this collaboration includes international exposure to 20 selected students of ALC; orientation programme on UCT campus life; heritage tour of UCT Middle & Upper campuses; specially-designed workshop at UCT campus, Cape Town; global exposure with international law faculty and students; and International Certification at the completion of workshop.